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Environmental Education
Our
2004 environmental education program will begin in February and run
through September. Our 2002
pilot project was started thanks to a generous donation from the
Whitley Award Foundation. In 2003,
we worked with 8 schools and more than 1200 local students
participated in our project. In
2006
we added a Natural History Museum of the Petèn
to aid our educational programs.
We
will start our
education program in February 2008
with the same goals, to work with all the local schools and over 1200
students. All students are transported to the park for a two
hour program. Students come to the park in groups of 10-15.
Therefore, for 2005, we plan to bring every student to the
park twice this year for two different programs. The school year in
San Andrès ends in September.
Activities
for the students include adopting a tree, recycling, planting trees,
making maps, measuring trees, identifying birds, etc., depending on
the grade level.
Volunteer responsibilities include organizing classes, organizing
resources for classes, teaching, maintenance of museum and education
center, and outreach programs.
Volunteers can also participate in
English Teaching and adult literacy and education.
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